Requiring defendants to attend court in a holding cell undermines the presumption of innocence and violates the dignity of judicial proceedings, the court said.
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled Thursday that WSU has no duty to protect a student who was raped off-campus. In a 5-4 decision, the court found that WSU has a duty to protect students while they are on campus, but can not be found liable for something that happens off campus. “A university simply.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - Washington State University had no legal duty to protect a freshman from being raped by a fellow student at an off-campus party, the Washington Supreme Court ruled, rejecting the plaintiff’s argument the school’s “special relationship” with students should extend past the campus borders.